California — 12th District

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports government transparency and judicial reforms

Simon focuses her oversight agenda on reducing dark money in politics, banning stock trading for members of Congress and federal judges, and reforming the judiciary. She supports Supreme Court term limits, expanding the number of justices, and enforcing an ethics code, and she voted to release investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein.

• Supports banning stock trading and ownership for members of Congress and federal judges
• Advocates expanding the Supreme Court, imposing judicial term limits, and enforcing a strict code of conduct
• Voted YEA on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) to publish unclassified investigative materials

“As a member of Congress, I will aim to reduce the influence of big money interest in politics by eliminating secret corporate spending in elections, promoting transparency and accountability in government, and supporting a ban on stock trading and ownership for members of Congress and the Federal Judiciary.”

D Democratic Jamie Joyce

Supports MAD Act for AI guardrails

Joyce centers her campaign on passing her 650-page drafted legislation, the MAD Act, to place hard limits on government surveillance, dark money, and artificial intelligence. She advocates organizing a voting bloc of 11 or more House members to leverage legislative power and demand structural reform.

• Drafted the 650-page MAD Act to set guardrails on AI, limit government surveillance, and enforce dark money disclosure
• Proposes building a voting bloc of 11+ House members to withhold votes from bills that do not serve voters first
• Advocates modernizing Congress internally with tech tools to counter executive overreach and corporate influence

“So I wrote the MAD Act, 650 pages of real legislation, drafted and ready. It puts teeth on dark money disclosure, hard limits on surveillance, guardrails on AI, and real accountability for the Epstein network.”

“One of our greatest challenges is structural: we have an overpowered executive branch with increasing capabilities in surveillance, AI, and military force that exceed any countervailing power available to Congress or the people.”

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports community safety and police reform

Simon emphasizes a community-first approach to public safety grounded in her 30 years of advocacy. She pioneered non-police BART safety ambassadors and anti-recidivism programs, and in Congress she introduced legislation to nationalize the transit ambassador model.

• Introduced legislation to nationalize BART's unarmed, de-escalation-trained transit ambassador program
• Created the Back on Track anti-recidivism program for young adult offenders in the San Francisco District Attorney's office
• Supports comprehensive policing reform, closing federal gun law loopholes, and funding addiction and mental health services
• Voted NAY on the Laken Riley Act and DUI deportation legislation

“For over 30 years, I have been an advocate for public safety. I started the nationally recognized Back-on-Track program in then-DA Harris’ office to prevent recidivism.”

“In Congress, I will support comprehensive policing reform to ensure that policing reflects community values and upholds civil rights and reinvests resources in communities.”

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports rent relief and public housing

Simon views housing as a fundamental human right and supports tenant protections, tenant unions, and public housing investments. She champions federal Rent Relief legislation to create refundable tax credits for cost-burdened renters.

• Supports federal Rent Relief legislation providing refundable tax credits to renters paying more than 30% of income on rent
• Advocates for tenant protections, lifting up tenant unions, and revitalizing public housing infrastructure
• Supported California SB 567, the Homelessness Prevention Act

“As a Congresswoman, I will always prioritize protecting housing as a human right.”

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports humane immigration system reform

Simon supports creating a fair and humane immigration system that expands legal pathways to work authorization and citizenship. She advocates disentangling local law enforcement from federal immigration enforcement and opposed Republican-led immigration enforcement bills.

• Advocates expanding legal pathways to citizenship and work authorization
• Supports separating the criminal justice system from federal immigration enforcement
• Voted NAY on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) and the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875)

“work to create a fair and humane immigration system that would disentangle the criminal system from the immigration system and expand legal pathways to work authorization and citizenship.”

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports expanded federal mass transit funding

Drawing on her background as a BART Director and board president, Simon prioritizes reliable public transit access. She serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and introduced federal legislation based on Bay Area transit models.

• Serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Led the BART Board through the pandemic to secure operational funding for transit-dependent workers
• Introduced the RIDER Act to nationalize BART's transit safety ambassador model

“Through my experience on the BART Board of Directors, my daily commutes on public transportation, and being born legally blind, I know first hand how transportation touches every person’s life.”

D Democratic Lateefah Simon

Supports codifying reproductive rights and healthcare funding

Simon views high-quality healthcare as a fundamental human right and advocates codifying federal protections for reproductive care. She helped lead efforts to restore federal health funding cuts in the House.

• Advocates codifying federal protections for abortion and reproductive healthcare
• Promotes access to high-quality healthcare as a fundamental human right
• Claimed victory alongside Bay Area Democrats in reversing a $1.9 billion federal cut in health funding

“I will champion comprehensive policing reform, expand voting rights, codify protections for reproductive care, and work to create a fair and humane immigration system”